Serbian newspaper Alo! quote the Liverpool owned player as saying: “The transfer from Liverpool to Cardiff was the right choice. We have a chance to rise to the Premier League and I believe we will use it.

“Our competitor is Fulham, for which Aleksandar Mitrovic is brilliant and I want him to score goals, but for their defence to concede too. The national team would have a good attacker, and Cardiff would go to a higher ranking.”

With Grujic’s words focused on Cardiff City and promotion to the Premier League, rather than mentioning his Liverpool status at all, it could be a hint that he sees his medium term future in Wales.